BOUSQUET TO VISIT CHINA

A delegation from Taiwan, led by that country’s Foreign Minister was supposed to have arrived on the island late yesterday afternoon, a situation that could deepen the ongoing controversy having to do with St. Lucia, China and Taiwan over diplomatic relations with the former.
Meanwhile Rufus Bousquet, External Affairs Minister is expected to visit China at a date to be agreed on further deepening discussions as to where St. Lucia stands regarding diplomatic relations with either country.

SLTB capitalizing on CWC

Director of Tourism Maria Fowell says the Tourist Board (SLTB) is capitalising on the opportunities presented by the ICC Cricket World Cup. Fowell says the Board, which has a mandate to support the tourism industry by marketing the island, has focused primarily on the media. “There are obviously some persons who would be more important than others,” says Fowell of the international media, which transmits reports to millions of people around the world. The SLTB presented media personnel with a welcome package that included mementos and information on the island and its special events.

More Corporate Donations for NCF

Several corporate donors took the opportunity at the launching of the National Community Foundation’s (NCF) 5th annual telethon to state their support of the organisation. Executive Director of the NCF Jacintha Annius Lee welcomed these renewed expressions of support as the non-profit philanthropic organisation launched its largest fund raising drive. Renwick & Co Ltd, EC Global Insurance, Consolidated Foods, the Bank of Saint Lucia, Digicel and the National Insurance Corporation, have all added to the coffers of the island’s main charitable organisation, which has disbursed $1.8 million dollars in the past four and a half years.

POLICE NEWS

Rape
A 50 year old female citizen of United States of America, visiting her boyfriend in Anse Civon, quarter of Choiseul, was at her boyfriend’s residence in Choiseul on Friday the 16th of March 2007, about 10:30am, when an unknown man came into the house with a cutlass and raped her.

Vehicular Manslaughter case Adjourned

The first high court hearing of a case of vehicular manslaughter was adjourned on Monday March 19, four years after the act in question. The case, which has gone through its stages at the lower court, was adjourned due to the non-appearance of Marcus Foster, the lawyer for the accused Jacinta Bevan.

Former Prison Inmate Takes Prison System to Court

Seven former inmates of the prison system want to know what happened to a seven-page document they presented to two members of the Board of Visiting Justices detailing corruption at the former Bridge Street Prisons.
And one of them, who robbed a priest and spent eight years in jail for the crime, says he is taking the prison system to court for not protecting him during his incarcerated period.